1475
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In 1509 Balboa tried to join a Spanish expedition but could not because he owed so many debts
Years: 1472 1473 1474 - 1475 - 1476 1477 1478 |
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Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s |
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Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
1475 by topic |
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Arts and science |
Architecture - Art |
Politics |
State leaders - Sovereign states |
Birth and death categories |
Births - Deaths |
Establishments and disestablishments categories |
Establishments - Disestablishments |
Gregorian calendar | 1475 MCDLXXV |
Ab urbe condita | 2228 |
Armenian calendar | 924 ԹՎ ՋԻԴ |
Chinese calendar | 4111/4171-11-24 (甲午年十一月廿四日) — to —
4112/4172-12-4(乙未年十二月初四日) |
Ethiopian calendar | 1467 – 1468 |
Hebrew calendar | 5235 – 5236 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 1530 – 1531 |
- Shaka Samvat | 1397 – 1398 |
- Kali Yuga | 4576 – 4577 |
Iranian calendar | 853 – 854 |
Islamic calendar | 880 – 881 |
Japanese calendar | |
Thai solar calendar | 2018 |
[edit] Events
- January 10—Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
- August 29—Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England.
- First book printed in English, by William Caxton in Bruges.
- Landshuter hochzeit took place.
- Kiva Han, the world's first coffee house, opens in Constantinople, now modern day Istanbul.
[edit] Births
- February 25—Edward, Earl of Warwick, last male member of the House of York (died 1499)
- March 6—Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian painter (died 1564)
- September 18—Cesare Borgia, of France, Duke of Valentinois and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafri, Count of Dyois, Lord of Piombino, Camerino and Urbino, Gonfalonier and Captain-General of Holy Church (d. March 12, 1507)
- December 11—Pope Leo X (died 1521)
- December 24—Thomas Murner, German satirist (died c1537)
- Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (died 1538)
- Valerius Anshelm, Swiss chronicler
- Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón, Spanish explorer (died 1526)
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish conquistador (approximate date; died 1519)
- Cesare Borgia, illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI (died 1507)
- Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr (approximate date; died 1554)
- Margaret Drummond, mistress of James IV of Scotland (approximate date; died 1502)
- Pierre Gringore, French poet and playwright (died 1538)
- Khair ad Din, Ottoman-Turkish admiral and privateer (approximate date; died 1546)
- Gendun Gyatso, 2nd Dalai Lama (died 1541)
- Filippo de Lurano, Italian composer (approximate date; died 1520)
- Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador (approximate date; died 1541)
- Sebastiano Serlio, Italian Mannerist architect (died 1554)
- John Stokesley, English prelate (approximate date; died 1539)
- Philippe Verdelot, French composer (died 1552)
- Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, English statesman (approximate date; died 1530)
[edit] Deaths
- March 10 - Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr (born 1430)
- Radu cel Frumos, Greek scholar (born c1437)
- Theodorus Gaza, one of the Greek scholars who were the leaders of the revival of learning in the 15th century (born c. 1400)
- Theodosius, Metropolitan of Moscow
- Masuccio Salernitano, Italian poet (born 1410)
- Simon of Trent, Italian saint, subject of a blood libel
- Paolo Uccello, Italian painter (born 1397)